Snuff bottle

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 66.3.1-2
Type: object for daily use; snuff bottle
Date of production:
19th and 20th centuries
Place of production:
Materials: nephrite
Dimensions: height: 6.3 cm
width: 5.6 cm
A snuff bottle (Khalkha: xȫrög) carved from brownish, brown-spotted translucent nepfrite, with a carved pattern on both sides. Its cap is a hemisphere made of red stone, and its spoon is made of metal.